Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
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New Zealand: Auckland Province. Two sheets: 'Map of the Seat of War Province of Auckland...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5707
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This record is about the New Zealand: Auckland Province. Two sheets: 'Map of the Seat of War Province of Auckland... dating from 1864 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 78/5707
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Date (When the record was created)
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1864
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Description (What the record is about)
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New Zealand: Auckland Province. Two sheets: 'Map of the Seat of War Province of Auckland New Zealand Compiled from Admiralty Charts, Land Surveys, Hochstetters Geological Map, and Maori Sketches. February 1864'. Map of area between 175° 31' E and 177° E and between 36° 30' S and 39° S, showing terrain (coast line, lakes, rivers, hills); Maori villages; towns, place-names, harbours; military roads, British redoubts, sites of dated military engagements. Reference table. Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles. Latitude and longitude. Inset: 'Detailed Sketch Shewing the British and Maori Positions Feb. [February] 1864'. The map is not signed. Some pencilled grid lines on second sheet. This is a tracing of one of the manuscript maps stated to have been used in the compilation of maps at WO 78/5708 and WO 78/5709. Formerly in the War Office map library, under the reference: 'Oceania (New Zealand) Battles, Sieges and Warlike Operations 6'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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No. of sheets: 2
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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95.5 cm x 62.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Pen and ink, coloured, tracing paper
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Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274648/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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